Rocket Lab
small satellite launch vehicles and spacecraft
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
No federal awards or Form D filings are on record for this company.
Many early companies raise without filing a Form D, or have not yet won a federal award. New records appear here as the sources update.
Checked: SEC EDGAR Form D through Oct 23, 2026; SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026; USAspending contract awards
Founder? Add funding contextFounders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Press
Rocket Lab Jumps 6% as FCC Clears First Hurdle on Iridium Deal; Iridium Communications Barely Budges24/7 Wall St. SpaceX Rises 5% as Starship’s First Orbital Attempt Gets Launch Date; Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile Hold Steady24/7 Wall St. SpaceX Pushes FCC to Scrutinize Rocket Lab-Iridium Deal Amid Spectrum ClashPCMag.com Rocket Lab's Sell-Off Is Fading—Is It Finally Safe to Buy?MarketBeat Containerized GHOST system puts rocket launch infrastructure on the goNew Atlas Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network testsSpaceNews Kepler books Neutron for 2028 optical relay launchSpaceNews Space Force invests millions in advanced threat detection 'flatellites'New Atlas Mark Rocket’s Kea Aerospace raises $17.5m, opens new manufacturing facility and mission control in ChristchurchNew Zealand Herald Rocket Lab lands US$397m Space Force contract for Neutron, SpaceX confirms plans to go after telcosNew Zealand Herald Rocket Lab Awarded $397 Million Contract to Build and Launch Flatellites for U.S. Space Force’s Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator ProgramGlobeNewswire Rocket Lab, STR win Space Force contracts for airborne-target trackingSpaceNews
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .